• "Contra to the prevailing belief, 'success' isn’t being on top of a hierarchy, it is standing outside all hierarchies."
  • "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."
  • "In this lifetime, you don't have to prove nothin' to nobody except yourself."
  • “You do not want to win an argument. You want to win.”
  • "Luck is the residue of design."
  • "Success is the enemy of learning. It can deprive you of the time and the incentive to start over. Beginner's mind also needs beginner's time."
  • "Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers."
  • “Oakeshott’s god was the fully realized individual.”
  • "The success formula: solve your own problems and freely share the solutions."
  • "To get what you want, deserve what you want."